Randy Weston

October 31st, 2001 • SEGMENT

From The Show: Lazy Lester / Randy Weston

Randy Weston is a towering man who has made a lot of influential sounds through five decades in jazz and world music. His musical reach on the piano is impressive. He is known also for elaborate soundscapes that evoke the Africa he lived in for many years. Weston talks about growing up with his feet planted firmly in Brooklyn, but with ears and a spirit that have travelled the world.

Lazy Lester / Randy Weston

American Routes settles back into the groove with the mellow music and words of our guest Lazy Lester: a hardworking bluesman from Louisiana's provincial capitol of Baton Rouge. Then a tour of the world of African and African-American music from Morocco to Brooklyn with jazz pianist Randy Weston. Plus, author Jason Berry on the transformation of New Orleans' Congo Square from a historical trading post to a center for emerging jazz artists.